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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Lambeth 1909

Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1909

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Table: WORKSHOPS:—Details as to Sanitary Conditions and Defects found in 1909.

WORKSHOPS:—Details as to Sanitary Conditions and Defects found in 1909.

Details as to Sanitary Conditions and Defects found:Old Parish Districts, and the Inspectors in charge thereof.Totals.
Marsh.Bishop's and Prince's.Vauxhall and Stockwell.Brixton.Tulse Hill, Norwood.
Farran.Clements.Hooper.Jones.Howes.ScorrerBaxter.Gavin.Jackson.Wallis.Smith.Barfoot.
Ventilationsatisfactory1511116208285118112822229
not.......................................
Cleanlinesssatisfactory1411113194254916102820210
not1......3143221...219
Workroomsdamp...1..............................1
not1510116208285118112822228
Workroomswarm1511115208285118112822228
not.........1........................1
State of Sanitary fittings,&c.good151010419727501792222212
bad...1121111126...17
Soil pipeventilated15711...20626461382322197
not ventilated.........4...122322...16
no soil pipe...4...2...1...3213...16
Position ofW.C.outside748485716926682
inside531183713448865
outside and inside3324...14223511875
No W.C....1...1............2...3...7
Separate W.C. accommodationYes491110...1726751412106
No11210510811251161410123
Communication (direct) between W.C.s and roomsYes.......................................
No1511116208285118112822229

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N,B.—The Wards of the old Parish of Lambeth are retained so that this
The above 229 Workshops with 56 exceptions were
*in only 12 of these 123 cases was separate W.C. accommodation required
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Table may be comparable with those in previous Reports (1897-1908).
inspected by the Female Sanitary Inspectors.
persons of one sex only being employed in the other 111 cases.